Guild Wars 2

It would be interesting to know what people are using in terms of specs (basic):

Here is the format (with my specs):

PC/Laptop: Laptop

CPU: i7 2670QM

GPU: Nvidia GT525m

RAM: 8GB

FPS: 45-80

Mine is an older machine (considering an upgrade soon)
Core2Duo 2.4 E6600 (o.c. to 3.0)
1GB ASUS Radeon HD 5770
3 GB RAM
Windows 7
I run on ‘Auto Detect’ settings at 1920×1080 and probably average around 40 fps or so with some slowdown in areas.
However, my CPU is routinely at 60%+ capacity just running the game.

PC/Laptop: PC

CPU: i7 3770k @4ghz

GPU: Nvidia GT580 3072 GB

RAM: 32GB DDR3 1600

HD: 2 240GB SSD in Raid 0 (OS + GW@ client)
HD1: 1 2TB 7200 RPM (storage + media + everything else)

FPS: 55-110

Al settings at max with supersampling and shadows on ultra

Intel i5 @ 4.5ghz
16gb DDR3
Asus GTX560ti @ 976mhz 1.2gb

Logitech G35 7.1 headset
Razer naga
Logtich G110 keyb.
Asus 24" LED 1080P monitor

Everything on high/full out except shadows on medium and supersampling @ native.
FPS 45 to 110

Bliss

I have an insane gaming rig.

PC/Laptop: PC
CPU: i5 2500K @ 4.4Ghz
GPU: Nvidia GTX570
RAM: 8GB
FPS: 45-60 (Vsync on)

Drayden.2318:

Mine is an older machine (considering an upgrade soon)
Core2Duo 2.4 E6600 (o.c. to 3.0)
1GB ASUS Radeon HD 5770
3 GB RAM
Windows 7
I run on ‘Auto Detect’ settings at 1920×1080 and probably average around 40 fps or so with some slowdown in areas.
However, my CPU is routinely at 60%+ capacity just running the game.

Wow can’t believe your CPU can handle it, I don’t use auto detect I have max in animations, texture, environment and override for the best texture appearance and have stuff like depth blur and vert sync and AA off and shaders on low and that basically get me 55-60 fps n average.

My specs:

PC
AMD Phenom II x4 945 3.0ghz
Geforce GTX 460 768MB
4GB RAM

It’s not exactly fantastic, but it handles all new games well, though not necessarily at highest settings. Averaging about 50 FPS in GW2 with everything but shadows set to high.

Specs:

Laptop – 17.3"

CPU: i7 3610QM
GPU: GTX 675M
RAM: 8gb
HDD: 7200 rpm (wish I had solid state)
FPS: 50+ at pretty much all times with auto detected settings and 1920×1080 rez. From what I recall pretty much everything is set to the best quality except a few things.

kiingzz.3058:

Wow can’t believe your CPU can handle it, I don’t use auto detect I have max in animations, texture, environment and override for the best texture appearance and have stuff like depth blur and vert sync and AA off and shaders on low and that basically get me 55-60 fps n average.

Yeah, I was fairly surprised at it too. I think the auto detect has most of the settings at their lowest though. Still, it allows me to play at an enjoyable framerate.

This poor computer owes me nothing anymore it has served me well since the fall of 2006. Goes to show you what a little research and choosing quality components can do for your PC!

EDIT: Also goes to show what a good job ArenaNet did at making the game playable across a wide variety of hardware.

Windows 7 – 64 bit, 16GB DDR3 1600 RAM, i7 920, 1TB HD, 1920 × 1080 22" , x2 SLI GTX 560, and a 1’000w PSU.

I like playing games like Crysis, Battlefield, and CoD. So yeah my computer is kind of over kill when it comes to this game.

AMD Phenom II X6 1090T overclocked to 3.8GHz
4GB ram (other 4GB stick burnt up)
2x 1GB HDD and a 120GB SSD
560Ti video
Windows 7 & Linux Mint 12

all maxed except post-processing is turned off and water reflections set to none.

Intel Ivy Bridge 3570k @ 3.4Ghz
16GB RAM 300GB HDD and a 240GB HDD gonna get a SSD later on. (Youtuber)
EVGA Geforce 550Ti OC 1024MB (Upgrading the GFX card will happen later)
Windows 7.

VincentCross.6954:

Windows 7 – 64 bit, 16GB DDR3 1600 RAM, i7 920, 1TB HD, 1920 × 1080 22" , x2 SLI GTX 560, and a 1’000w PSU.

I like playing games like Crysis, Battlefield, and CoD. So yeah my computer is kind of over kill when it comes to this game.

I was thinking about adding a 560 to my rig for SLI (second hand one) does SLI still need the exact same model and does SLI still suffer from microstuttering ?

i7 950
GTX460SE
12gb RAM
2tb RAID 0
1920×1080 27" monitor.
850w gold Raidmax psu

HP laptop
AMD A8-3520 APU 1.6GHz Quad Core (Graphics on processor)
6Gigs RAM
500Gig HDD unsure of the RPMs

Maxed textures+filtering
AA

FPS range 28-31 (Set cap to 30)

PC

OS: Windows 7 – 64 bit

CPU: i7 2600k @3.8ghz

GPU: Nvidia GTX 670 Zotac AMP Edition

RAM: 16GB DDR3 1600

HDD : 1TB

SSD: 120 GB SSD

Game runs from 50-130 fps depending on the area, I always have max graphics/resolution on.

Edit: Im not running the game off the SSD either.

Commodore 64 using ultra settings

Currently at work, so I guess posting what I play on at work when things die down, would be more acceptable.

MACBOOK PRO (yeah that’s right..)

OS – OSX lion
CPU – Intel core i7 @ 2GHz
GPU – Intel HD graphics 3000
RAM – 8GB DDR3 1333

Yeah I have to run on low settings (well duh can’t bring my desktop to work) but yeah, I get around 46-55 FPS not bad for at work..

Just gonna copy/pasta straight from the program… I need a new GPU horridly.

Operating System
MS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1

CPU
Intel Core i7 950 @ 3.07GHz 39 ?C
Bloomfield 45nm Technology
Cores 4
Threads 8

RAM
24.0 GB Triple-Channel DDR3 @ 1066MHz (8-8-8-20)

Motherboard
ASUSTeK Computer INC. Rampage III Formula (LGA1366) 31 ?C

Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470
Generic Non-PnP Monitor (1920×1080@60Hz)
1280MB GeForce GTX 470 (EVGA) 69 ?C

Hard Drives
977GB Western Digital WDC WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0 ATA Device (HDD SATA) 33 ?C
39.1GB OCZ OCZ-AGILITY2 ATA Device (SSD SATA) 1 ?C
~~50-70 FPS on max settings. Drops to about 30-40 with FRAPS running.

PC
OS: Windows 7 – 64 bit
CPU: AMD Phenom II 975 BE (OC 4.0 ghz)
GPU: Nvidia GTX 560TI x2
RAM: 8GB DDR3 1866
HDD : 1TB 7200rpm
1920×1080 on a Asus 24" LCD.

FPS in pve game world 80+, in Lions 35-45ish, wvw 25 to 50 depending on the flight. All settings to high minus AA and no post processing.

PC/Laptop:PC
OSL WIndows 7 32 bit
CPU: i5-3450 CPU @3.10 GHz
GPU: Nvidia GTX 560 Ti 448 Cuda Cores
RAM: 4 GB
FPS: 50-60 all settings maxed out(capped at 60) human eyes cannot even see more than 60 fps.So you cant tell the diff between 60 fps and 100.Lowest ever was 40 in an massive zerg attack

PC/Laptop: PC

CPU: i5 2400

GPU: Nvidia GTX 470

RAM: 16GB

FPS: Set to 60 with Vsync on

kiingzz.3058:

Drayden.2318:

Mine is an older machine (considering an upgrade soon)
Core2Duo 2.4 E6600 (o.c. to 3.0)
1GB ASUS Radeon HD 5770
3 GB RAM
Windows 7
I run on ‘Auto Detect’ settings at 1920×1080 and probably average around 40 fps or so with some slowdown in areas.
However, my CPU is routinely at 60%+ capacity just running the game.

Wow can’t believe your CPU can handle it, I don’t use auto detect I have max in animations, texture, environment and override for the best texture appearance and have stuff like depth blur and vert sync and AA off and shaders on low and that basically get me 55-60 fps n average.

I have pretty much the same system, C2D E6600 and a HD6850 and get 25-30 fps, maybe I should try boosting the CPU clock a bit.

PC/Laptop: Desktop PC

CPU: i7 920

GPU: Nvidia 460 GTX overclocked 1GB (1080p HD)

RAM: 6GB

FPS: 40 to 55 (But I put V-synch on, so it’s pretty much locking down the FPS for smoother screen rotation)

I have all the detail settings maxed out except for Shadows and AA. I don’t need AA to begin with on my monitor and Shadows are such a system hog and they don’t really impress me anyway.

PC/Laptop: Desktop PC

CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 2.8GHz

GPU: AMD Radeon HD 6850

RAM 16GB

Aurora ALX

Operating System:
Name Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition (64-bit)

Processor:
Name Intel® Core™ i7-3960X processor(Six Core Extreme, 15MB Cache,Overclocked up to 4.2Ghz)

RAM: 16GB Quad Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz

GPU: 4GB GDDR5 NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 690

Hard Drive: Seagate 1 Terabyte 7200RPM

Monitor: 27" LCD acer 1920 × 1080.

FPS: 90-120 on everything maxed out @ 1920 × 1080.

e8400
560ti
4gigs ram
vista
16xx X 1050

The game runs very smoothly with all setting maxed EXCEPT shadows, wich are on medium. 20fps when the kitten hit the fan, 40-60fps out in the boonies.

Win 7 64b
Intel i5-3570k @ 4.8ghz
g-skill ripjaw x 8gb 1600 mhz ram
radeon hd hisiceq2 7970 3gb gfx card
Monitor: 24" LCD hannspree 1920 × 1080.
FPS: 45-120 on everything maxed out @ 1920 × 1080

Win ME
Dual 180 Mhz Pentium Pro
Voodoo 3 3500 16 Mb video card AGP
Soundblaster AWE 64 ISA
64 Megs Sys RAM
2 TB hdd
Stereo Speakers
Keyboard
2 button mouse
FPS 2-3 depending…

Seriously though:
i7 920
6 Gigs RAM
1.8 Gig Geforce 260 something or other
Win 7 Home Prem 64 Bit
Alienware Aurora (non Alx)
piped into a 32" Sony 1080 p TV that I picked up for 400 bucks that makes my Norn taller than my daughter’s dolls..

i7-3960X
gtx 690
constant 60 fps @ 1080p all maxed

Dabrixmgp.4758:

Commodore 64 using ultra settings

Got me beat, hands down.

(made me laugh, nice!)

AMD FX 6100 Black edition @ 3.3GHz
ASUS M5A97EVO
Powercolor HD 6870 1GB
Corsair Vengeance 8GB ram
Windows 7 64 bit Home Premium

CPU: i7 2600k with EK water block
RAM: 16g DDR3 1600
HD: Corsair Sata 3 SSD, Barracuda 500g 7200rpm
GPU: GTX570 with EK water block
PSU: Coolermaster 1000W
OS: Windows 8 Preview Release

Running max settings at 1920 @ 60fps constant.

CPU: i7-2600K with very modified thermal electric watercooler.
RAM: 8GB DDR3-1600 Mushkin Blackline Enhanced
HDD: OCZ Vertex 3 120GB / Western Digital Black 1TB
GPU: Asus GTX 690
PSU: Corsair TX750 V2
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
Display: 3x BenQ XL2420T @ 5760×1080
Razer Blackwidow, Razer Mamba

/wank?

AMD Phenom II X4 @ 3.4Ghz
Corsair 4GB DDR2 RAM (Can’t remember the exact model)
ATI Radeon 4870HD.
Windows 7 Ultimate x64

I get like 20fps at lowest settings. QQ

Dabrixmgp.4758:

Commodore 64 using ultra settings

ROFL

Alienware Aurora-R3
Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit)
DirectX 11
ntel® Core™ i7-2600K CPU @ 3.40GHz
4X 2048 MB DDR3-SDRAM (1333 MHz)
AMD Radeon HD 6900 Card Memory 2.00Gb
Hard Drive – ST31000524AS 1TB
Display – SMBX2331 1920 × 1080 (60 Hz)
Mouse – Razer Naga
Keyboard- Logitech k200

Sony VAIO E15112 15.3" laptop…

CPU: i3-2370M @ 2.4 GHz
RAM: 4 GB DDR3
GPU: Integrated HD 3000

Essentially, the BARE minimum for the game. And it plays decently, for anyone out there who wonders if they should buy the game with similar specs to mine up there. I never really go below 28 FPS playing on auto-detect settings.

It’s good enough to enjoy the game!

• CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I73770K
• RAM: 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
• HD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5"
• GPU: GeForce GTX 480 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5
• PSU: Antec High Current Gamer Series HCG-750 750W ATX12V v2.3
• Case: Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with Upgraded USB 3.0
• MOBO: ASRock Z77 Pro4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
• Keyboard: Razer Lycosa
• Mouse: Generic for now

I run the game maxed out while regularly getting anywhere from 60 FPS to 90 FPS

For comparison, I’ll post my laptop and desktop

PC/Laptop: PC
CPU: i5-3450
GPU: HD 6870
RAM: 8GB DDR3 1600
Resolution : 1600×900
FPS: Steady ~60 on highest settings, including FXAA and post-processing on high (exception : terrain & sky only). Goes down to ~50 in crowded areas (ran into Lion’s Arch to test). I haven’t done WvWvW – I’m sure there will be some drop there and will probably dial-down the settings.

With all respect, the human eye doesn’t see in fps. There have been studies with human subjects identifying objects shown for less than 1/200 of a second. In simplistic terms, the eyes care more about contrast and where contrast and change occur – they’re not taking just taking still pictures and refreshing them. This is why micro-stuttering can be highly annoying and distracting – your eye is thrown off by the difference. Whereas a movie with a constant 24fps and natural motion blur is still going to be perceived as “smooth”.

People have always said things like, “the human eye can’t see more than 15 fps” or “24 fps” or “30” or now “60”. I think we’re doing a disservice to our eyes to try to compare their ability to perceive change to fps.

PC/Laptop: Laptop
CPU: A8-3520M
GPU: Radeon HD 6620G (integrated graphics)
RAM: 8GB DDR3 1333
Resolution : 1366×768
FPS: 25-30 on auto-detect, which only turns animations to medium, everything else low. 15 on “Best Appearance” – this was tested just standing in Rata Sum.

Mid 2009 mac mini bootcamp win7pro
Core 2 duo 2.0
4GB DDR3 ram

Yes the game runs and it’s playable lol!

PC/Laptop: PC
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 B50 @ 3.2ghz
GPU: Nvidia GTX 465 1GB
RAM: 4GB DDR3 1600
HD1: 64GB SSD for OS
HD2: 750GB WD Black Edition for games
HD3: 800GB WD Green for general storage
HD4: 500GB for applications
Monitor 1: Hanns G HG281D 1920×1200 27"
Monitor 2: cheap old eMachines 19" 1440×900
Keyboard: Logitech G11
Mouse: Logitech G700

PC/Laptop: PC

CPU: i7 -3770k

GPU: Nvidia GTX 670

RAM: 16GB

FPS: 60 (all maxed – vsync on)

MSI GT780DXR-446US GTX570M 3GB GDDR5

Screen
17.3" 1920×1080 FDH (Matte-type) Anti-Glare
HDMI
HDMI 1.4, 60Hz/120Hz output 1080P, 3D Ready
Graphics Controller
nVidia GeForce GTX 570M 3GB GDDR5, DX11
Processor
2nd Gen Intel Core i7-2670QM, 2.2-3.1GHz,32nm, 6MB, 45W
Thermal Compound
IC Diamond 24 Carat Thermal Compound on both CPU/GPU
RAM
16GB DDR3 1333 Dual-Channel (4G X 4) (Standard)
Primary Hard Drive
750GB 7200rpm SATA II 16MB 3GB/s (Standard)
Secondary Hard Drive
750GB 7200rpm SATA II 16MB 3GB/s (Standard)
RAID Configuration
RAID-0 Striped Enabled for performance, Dual Hard Drives Required
Optical Drive
6X Blu-Ray Re-Writer/8X DVDRW Super Multi Combo Drive (Standard)
WiFi
Bigfoot networks Killer™ Wireless-N 1103 with three antenna
USB 3.0
Two USB 3.0 Ports 4.8 Gb/s
eSATA
Built-In External SATA Port
Webcam
Built-in 720P HD Webcam with microphone
Audio
Dynaudio Premium Sound Technology
Mouse
Razer
Naga Epic

Custom built PC

Case: Modded Antec 1200

CPU: Intel Core i5 2600k OC’d to 4.2 Ghz

Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3

RAM: 8 GB DDR3 1600 G-Skill

GPU: MSI Nvidia GTX 670 OC

HD 1: 120 GB Kingston SSD

HD 2&3: 2x 1TB Western Digital

Monitor: Dual 24" Viewsonic LCDs

Mouse: Logitech G700

Keyboard: Logitech G110

Headset: Corsair Vengeance 2000

Wish I had those setups! XD

Here’s mine:

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition @ 3.74GHz
MOBO: Asrock 970 Extreme3
RAM: 4GB DDR3-1600 G.Skill Ripjaws X
HDD: Hitachi 7200 RPM 500GB x2
GPU: Sapphire HD6790
PSU: Corsair Seasonic S12II 520w
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
Display: 2x Samsung EX2020 (no clue about the resolution)
Razer Arctosa, Razer Naga Molten

Works like a charm to me! Getting 55-80 FPS depending on the area..

P.S: If you guys can suggest on what I need to upgrade, just tell me. I’m really looking forward to it! XD

IBM 386mHz (1992)
4mb ram
2mb superVGA

About 150-300 FPS.
U mad son? ;D

PC

Intel Core i3 2120 @ 3.3
ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 Mobo
8 Gb Kingston HyperX RAM
BFG GTS8800, 512, OC

Not even bothered checking my fps, but runs very very smooth on a very very old GTS8800.